Childminder EY304696

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 16 March 2016 6 May 2009

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder's drive and ambition to secure improvement is highly effective. For example, she undertakes regular training in areas she has specifically identified to improve outcomes for children.  Children have excellent relationships with the childminder. Their well-being is extremely well supported and they thrive in her care.  Partnerships with parents are excellent. Highly successful strategies involve parents in their children's care and learning, in the setting and at home.  Children show a strong sense of independence and exploration through their high- quality play. The childminder provides an outstanding range of enjoyable, stimulating activities and experiences that motivate and enthuse children to learn.  The childminder skilfully adapts her involvement with children to target their identified next steps and provide them with a high level of challenge. Children make rapid progress in their learning.

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This provision is outstanding

 Children have exceptional support to develop their communication skills through the childminder's extremely positive interaction. She continually models language skilfully promoting children's developing vocabularies.  High priority is given to children's safety. The childminder has an excellent understanding of safeguarding issues and her responsibility to keep children safe.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 continue to encourage and enable children to make choices.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities and interaction between the childminder and the children, and reviewed the play equipment and resources.  The inspector viewed the areas of the premises used for childminding.  The inspector spoke with the childminder at appropriate times throughout the inspection.  The inspector looked at documentation, including a sample of children's records, including planning and assessment.  The inspector looked at and discussed the systems used by the childminder to evaluate her provision, and comments from parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The childminder is extremely passionate about her role. She shows inspiring enthusiasm in her work and continually finds new ways to maintain outstanding teaching. She is extremely inventive, developing new ideas to engage parents in their children's learning. For example, she formulated a 'Getting ready for school' pack for parents to use with children at home. Parents comment positively on the childminder's 'nurturing, caring and genuine love for children in her care'. Individual planning and assessment of children's progress is robust. Children receive rich and varied learning experiences based on their individual needs. The childminder constantly evaluates her practice and adds resources to successfully extend children's learning further. Safeguarding is effective. She is extremely vigilant in maintaining safety, while teaching children how to manage risks and challenge themselves.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder has an excellent understanding of how children learn, enabling her to make the most of all opportunities to progress their learning. Children are extremely happy, highly motivated in their play and persist with activities. For example, they listen to a favourite story and excitedly join in with familiar words. The childminder challenges children further to get them to think and find out more. For example, children decided to create pictures about the animals in the story, freely selecting their own art and craft resources. Children recognise the sounds of the first letters in their name as they write their names on their artwork. The childminder skilfully reinforces the different letter sounds to further develop children's early literacy skills. Very occasionally, the childminder selects toys for children rather than letting them choose for themselves.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children flourish in the childminder's care. They have extremely strong bonds with the childminder who meets their individual needs exceptionally well. She values all children and makes sure that all children's views are taken into account. Children have a positive sense of themselves and take pride in their achievements. For instance, they display their artwork in the 'art gallery' and enjoy admiring the creations done by others. Children behave exceptionally well and show high levels of self-control. The rich praise and ongoing encouragement from the childminder continually boosts their self-esteem.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children are highly confident and show an excellent level of independence. For example, they beam with delight as they lead the singing activity and enthusiastically explained the actions for others to follow. Children make exceptional progress in their learning and acquire excellent foundations for their future and their move on to school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY304696 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 827891 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2005. She lives in the area of Stubbington in Hampshire. The childminder holds a qualification at level 3. The family have two cats and a rabbit. The childminder operates her service from Monday to Friday, all year round.

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Telephone number

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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